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Effect of Glycosaminoglycans on Cryptosporidium Oocyst Attachment and Excystation

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Published in 2023 at "Applied and Environmental Microbiology"

DOI: 10.1128/aem.01737-22

Abstract: Polydopamine surfaces functionalized with glycosaminoglycans were shown to facilitate the attachment and excystation of Cryptosporidium parvum oocysts. Our findings suggest that a surface-expressed receptor on the oocyst wall plays a key role in excystation, with… read more here.

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